Tonight Team Call Out list members Gill Leigh, Matthew Hailwood, Jess Ellsmore and trainee member Blitz (our trainee search dog) were pleased to welcome to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ twelve members of Horwich St John Ambulance Cadets along with four of their leaders.

They began the evening with a short video outlining the work of the team, then went outside for a demonstration from Blitz and how he is trained to find a missing person through air scenting. Following this the group explored the contents of one of our Land Rovers, trying out the vacuum mattress and of course the sirens and flashing blue lights!

On returning indoors the Cadets then had a thorough look at the contents or our first aid trauma sacks, demonstrating their knowledge of some of our medical equipment.

Finally the group tried their hand at setting up our Bell Mountain Rescue Stretcher and had a go at carrying one of their members after securing and fastening him in.

Throughout the evening the Cadets were polite, well-behaved and asked some thoughtful questions.

We hope they found the evening entertaining and now know a little more about Bolton Mountain Rescue Team.

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What a day! Great running everyone! Huge thanks to everyone involved in making the day a success! Special Thanks to @BoltonMRT for supporting the event too! :) results up tomo avo! pic.twitter.com/Z6vK6YaqWf

On New Year's Eve, Assistant Team Leader Mark Scott was surprised and delighted to be given a cheque donation for BMRT of £150 by his friend Sarah Horan of Horwich. Thank you, Sarah, that's very generous and much appreciated!

As 2018 draws to a close, it’s also the end of our 50th Anniversary Year. A huge thank you to everyone that has supported us over the years, especially in 2018. It’s been special year for us and we can’t thank you enough! Happy New Year and hope you all have a fantastic 2019 pic.twitter.com/e0OSv0Bid1

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